WD40 Bike stuff on motorbike

[sapstar]

Hi guys, I managed to order some WD40 bike degreaser and bike lube for really cheap at eurocarparts. I am wondering if they work on motorcycles. Can someone please confirm? The degreaser can says it can be used on chains and gears.
https://wd40.co.uk/bike/degreaser/
https://www.wd40.com/products/wd-40-bike-all-conditions-lube/

I only lubed my chain once since I bought the motorcycle last month. I used WD40 Chain wax as recommended by the previous owner. He suggested I can use GT85 to clean the chain.
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[JackButler]

I cannot think of a single product this hedge funds marketing dept' can dream up & spin upon that cannot be achieved by far superior & infinetly cheaper items.

If you want to degrease your chain try parrafin, or any oil that is lighter than the grease you have on your chain. You can even soak a rag in your spare engine oil & utilise that.
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[jaffa90]

Bike and motorbike chains are totally different, most motorbike chains are grease sealed with rubber on every link.

WD 40 do a cleaner/wax lube for motorbike chains.

At the end of the day do not use anything that will harm the rubber seals.

[Ste]

WD40 stuff for push bikes will work on motorcycles, just not quite as well as stuff that's intended for motorcycles.

GT85 is not the chain cleaner you're looking for.

[sapstar]

[Easy-X]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

[JackButler]

I'm trying very hard to get a bunch of well respected but retired chemist/scientists to look hard into motorcycle chain cleaning & lubrication.

The brick wall I hit basically boils down to the fact that at what they £charge for a can there's a frikkin lot of £money to be made & nobody wants to be the one that upsets the apple cart & bite the hand that once fed it.

If you buying ANY branded chain cleaning / waxing / greasing product then your naivety & ignorance is being exploited to the tune of many £££'s.

I always thought, & was led to believe, that chains must be cleaned because the lube attracts the dirt & that then becomes akin to a grinding paste. Imagine my surprise when I got some old chain lube analysed & sat down to study the results.

Nothing of any significant mass will stay on a chain at the G force it suffers at the gearbox sprocket, what's turned your lubricant black & what we all thought was grinding paste is nothing but the original lubricant contaminated by tyre sillicone & brake pad material.

Anything detrimental to your chain becomes that black mass collected near to your gearbox sprocket.

I can't get a respected chemist/scientist to confirm this & I'm just about as believable to you as 99.9% of the YooToob videos promoting whoever pays them the most £money, but as far as your modern chains go, all you needs to do is wipe off & wipe on, preferably with an oil that is designed to 'cling' under centrifugal force.

£10 to the first who can name that phenonema !
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[JackButler]

[Easy-X]

I'd have thought the primary reason for oiling/waxing/treating your chain is repelling water, not lubrication
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[JackButler]

[sapstar]

[steve the grease]

[Easy-X]

[JackButler]

[Easy-X]

This is the Workshop section. Is it possible you could help me out?

It is my understanding that modern chains don't need the constant lubrication for movement like they used to and one would now mainly wish to keep moisture at bay to prevent corrosion. Is this not correct?

And as for branded stuff I suppose it works but you're paying for the name rather than the product. No-name alternatives to the overpriced shite would also be helpful
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[JackButler]

[xX-Alex-Xx]

[Diggs]

Never had a problem with paraffin applied with a toothbrush, hose off residue then lube. Just remember to put some cardboard under the bike to catch the muck.
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[RhynoCZ]

OP, when using degreasers, you must be sure the product you chose is safe to use on your motorcycle.

I found out that the W5 chain cleaner from Lidl/Aldi is perfect for cleaning the chain, however it's way too aggressive on anything else. It eats away paint and plastic bits, plus it hardens some rubber bit as well. It also melts latex (disposable gloves).

I pretty much use brake cleaners these days, that are 99.9% safe. Even if not as effective as other products, the brake cleaners at least don't eat away nor swell the materials of your motorcycle.

Sure, you could fiddle around with paraffin and kerosene, I just can't bother. Ever since I got a steady job, I got lazy.
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